The Monción Dam is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Mao River near Monción in Santiago Rodríguez Province of the Dominican Republic. At 119 m (390 ft) tall, it is the highest dam in the country and the Caribbean. The purpose of the dam is to produce hydroelectric power and supply water for irrigation. The dam's power station is located downstream and contains two 26 MW Francis turbine-generators for an installed capacity of 52 MW. The dam was completed and began filling its reservoir on 22 September 2001. Its power station was commissioned on 27 April 2002.[1][2][3]

Monción Dam
Location of Monción Dam in the Dominican Republic
Official name	Presa Monción
Country	Dominican Republic
Location	Monción, Santiago Rodríguez Province
Coordinates	19°24′19.95″N 71°7′8.82″W
Purpose	Power, irrigation
Status	Operational
Opening date	2001; 21 years ago (2001)
Owner(s)	Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, earth-fill clay-core
Impounds	Mao River
Height	119 m (390 ft)
Dam volume	2,890,000 m3 (3,780,000 cu yd)
Spillway capacity	5,750 m3/s (203,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity	370,000,000 m3 (300,000 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Normal elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Monción Hydroelectric Station
Coordinates	19°25′36.35″N 71°5′28.48″W
Commission date	2002
Turbines	2 x 26 MW Francis-type
Installed capacity	52 MW

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Dominican Republic

References